Milk-bottle depositing and empty-bottle-collecting device



Jan. 27, 1931.

Q c. E. DUNN 1,790,138

MILK BOTTLE DEPOSITING AND EMPTY BOTTLE COLLECTING DEVICE Filed'March 29, 192

3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor C. E. DUNN Jan. 27, 1931.

MILK BOTTLE DEPOSIT-ING AND EMPTY BOTTLE COLLECTING DEVICE Filed March 29, 1928 3 sheets' Sheet Inventor "11111.27, 1931. c. E. UNN 1,790,138

MILK BOTTLE DEPOSITING AND EMPTY BOTTLE COLLECTING DEVICE Filed March 29, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet I5 Inventor l Patented Jan. 27,1931

'- CLTAKENCE a nuam, or {DA-moat, 01310 This invention rel'atesto new and: Useful m i'pi'ovenie'nts ln means constructed for pernranei'i't arrangement Within-' an opening in anouter kitchen or pantry wall for facilitate 5 ing the delivery of empty bottles tethe outer side of the opening, "and the delivery of filled bottles to the inner-side 'o'f the opening after the en'rpty hott l'es or filled bottles have been arranged therein i1 thus I overcoming the requireme t ofthe placing offempty bottles uponthe kitchen "or door step, and also to overcome themecessityfo f' the inii k' m'an havingt o -lfila ce the bottles u on the doorstep or havingto ring the -1 door bell and having to lawaitft'he personal 7 taking "of the milkby someauthorized perlA n important objectof "this invention is to provide-a device {of this 'c'h-a'r'acter wherein the fille'd m'i'l -k' bottles may he placed within the device from the oute'rside ofthe house and wherein the'devi'ce nr'ay befcau'secl to operase to-move the bottles into-the inner side of the house, autonratic nea'ns being provided for locking thefd e'vi'ce against movement after the device has been turned so as .to move the filied lni llrb'o'ttlcs intot'hc inner side of the wall opening within "which'f the 7 device is arranged. 1: 7 A furtiler object of the invention is to provide a device of this character that is unusually'simple in construction, andTtha-t may he installed or constructed within 7' dwellings a-t 'a very low co'st.

r In the drawings-wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding" throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical section through an outer building wall'within which p arts is arranged a device constructed in accoruh' ance with the present invention.

' Figure 2 isa: hor zontal section takensuhstanti'ally upon the 1ine-22 of'Fig-ure'l and iooki g downwardly in the direction of the arrows. p

Figure 3 is a bottom side perspective of a pivotal inilk' bottle tray within w'li'ic'h one of the fi'lled'n'iilk hottles is to be disposed by the dairy in'ai-l. V. I

Figure 4 is a top side-perspectivethereof.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken-substantially on the "line 5"' 5"of F igui-e 1. i Figure 6 is a fragmentary bottom plan view-"ofthe' 'deVice,:aiid Figure 7 is a fragmentarysection through the mill; tray at 'on' esider'of the device taken SUi bStH-IIti'al ly uponitlie M11617 "7 501* Figuie'Q. Now having pa'rticular reierenceto irthe drawingsifi designates fragmentarily'theouter building Wall of a pantry, kitCl1GI15TOF0Ok room ofa' dwelli'ng"constructed with a' relatively large opening tlierethrough, and within whiclri's arranged a telescopic sectional housing 6- of predetermined dimension. Ar-' 1 ranged perpendicularly within "the center of this "housing is aEparti-t'i'onwvali 'Zpieferfibly con'sisting rof a pair 'of' inetallic 'plates 8 8 maintained in spaced iparal'lel relation by'fa filler 9 of asbestos,"felt, rubber or other suita'b1'e1nateria-l.- This filleriprofiects at its opposite fiends beyond the endsof the-pi ates i-8:'"- 8 I the partition wall 7 are formed or constructed with outwardly extending" 'scmrcrrcul ar t1.'ays99 that h; ve sjpaced relationwit-Irrespect tothe bottom wall oisaid housing 6,- see Fig-areal. At opposite endsgof these trays -9"' -8 the same are iormed with circular :de;-, pressions-toprovide pockets 10 for the recep tion of nii l kbottlegsaid pockets surrounded ;by upstandingtlipsw designed to bear against and hold bottles. --Howevei, pivoted to the opposite si des'ofthe partition 7 direct- 't'he endmost pockets of each tray-is an a=rin 11 formed at its outer-end with small circular'tray 1 2forreceiving a mil k bottle;

- Between each circular tray 12 and the tray 9 directly thereheneat-hisvan eXpan'sibl-e coil spring 13::fo'r'noi1na'1'ly maintaining the small "tray 12in considerable spaced relation with theinaizn tray 9- 'therebeneath. Furthermore, directly forwardlyof the spring -13 each tray is equipped with a depending; pin Mmovablethrough an opening in the main tray 9 for a purpose hereinafter more fully described.

The lower edge of the partition wall 7 is formed intermediate its ends with a pintle 16 that is freely rotatable through an opening in the-bottom wall of the housing 6, the lower end ofthis pintle being equipped with a small gear 17. Said pintle-16 is equipped with a flange 16m attached to the adjacent tray 9, and between said flange 16:z and-a-eircular race in thebottom wall of the housing 6 are arranged anti-friction ballslTai designed to render easy the turning of the trays. 9.

the bottom wall .ofzthe housing and is attached to a lever 20 that extends toward the outer side of the wall 5, the outerend of this lever being freely movable through arhorizontal slot formed in the outer side of the wall 5 as disclosed inFigures 1, 5 and 6. Obviously the swinging of this lever 20 from one side of the housing 5 to the opposite side thereof will cause a one-half rotation of'the partition wall 7 and its associated trays St -.9 so that the empty milk bottles at theinner side'of the device will be moved to the outer side thereof to permit the dairyman'to collect the same. By the same token any filled bottles disposed'within thecouter compart- 'ment of thedevice by the diaryman will be moved into the building by the rotation'of the device through the medium of the lever 20 which is of course operable by the milk man.

' The bottom wall of the housing 5 is formed at its top side with a circularridge'22 while at the center of the inner compartment said ridge is formed with a notch 23. The strength of the small traysupporting springs 13 is not suflicient to cause the complete dc"- pressionof the'trays 12 when an empty milk bottle is arranged thereon as disclosed by. the dotted lines in Figure 1, and obviously the pin of the tray upon which the empty milk bottle is supported will not engage within the'notch 23' of the ridge 22 and'prevent the proper operating of the device. Thus when empty milk bottles are arranged within the pockets 10-10 and upon the small tray 9 at the inner side of the device the mechanism may be operated by the milkman at the outer side of the building for rotating the partition wall 7 and its associated trays to cause the movement of the empty milk bottles to the outer side of the building. These empty bottles are then removed and filled-bottles are arranged in'their stead. If only one bottle is to be served to the particular customer, this bottle is arranged upon the pivotal tray 12.-

The wcightofthe'bottleftogether with its contents will depress the spring 13 so that the pin 14 willride upon the ridge 22 of the housasto prevent the filled bottles from being taken by unauthorized parties.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel; simple and extremely useful milkbottle depositing and collecting device thatiis well adapted for all the purposes heretofore designated, even though I have herein shown and described the invention as consisting of'ce'rtain detail structural elements it is nevertheless to be understood-that some'changes may be made therein without affecting the spirit and scope of tl1e appended claims. i

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 2 c p 1. :In a bottle depositing and collecting device for arrangement within an .outer building wall, a housing .arranged within the b'uilding'wall andopen at its opposite ends, ia perpendicular wall arranged within the"center;;.0f. the housing, and mounted for rotation within the housing, milk bottle sup porting means associated with opposite sides of the perpendicular wall, means at theouter side of the building wall whereby the perpendicular wall and said milkbottle supporting means may be rotated, and automaticv means for lockingthe wall against;rotation after filled milk bottleshave been disposed upon the bottlesupporting means at the outer side of the perpendicular wall and the wall rotated to move the filled milk bottles to the inside, of. the building.

2. In a.- bottle depositing and collecting device for arrangement within an outer building wall, a housing arranged within the building wall and open atits opposite ends, a perpendicular wall arranged. within the center of thehousing, and mounted for rotation within the housing, milk bottle supporting meansiassociated with oppositesides of the perpendicular wall, means at the outer side of the building wall wherebylthe per- I pendicular wall and said milk bottle supporting means may be rotated, and automatic'means for locking the wall against rotation after filled milk bottles have been disposed upon the bottle supporting. means at the outer side'of the perpendicular wall and the wall rotated to move the filled milk bottlesto the inside of the building, said ,means consisting of a: pan pivoted to thewall and adapted to receive a filled milkbottle, 1

and meansdepending from the pan for engagement within anotch 'formedin the bottom of the said housing at the inner side of the perpendicular wall in a man-nerand for the purpose described.v

3. In a milk bottle depositing and collecting device for disposition within an outer' building wall, a housing constructed for arra-ngement within the building wall and Open at its opposite ends, a rotating unit mounted wlthin the housing and consisting of a1 cen-' tralperpendicular wall, a milk bottle pan' pivoted to each side of the perpendicular wall, means operable from the outside of the buil'dingwall to cause the rotation of said and means for preventing downward movement of said support save when said detent' is invertical coincidence withthe keeper and is permitted to move downwardly into engagement with the keeper.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' CLARENCE DUNN,-

rotary unit, and means between the pan and the housing at the inner sideotthe per pendicular wall to causerthe lockingo'f the rotary unit against rotation when the full milk bottles have been moved into the inner end of the housing.

4. In a milk bottle depositing and collect- 7 rotary unit, means between the pan and the housing at the inner side of the perpendicular wall to cause the locking of the rotary unit against rotation when the full milk bottles have been moved into the inner end of the housing, said means consisting of a pin depending from the pan, a spring arranged beneath the pan for normally maintaining the pin out of engagementwith the housing bottom wall, saidspring being overcome'by the weight of a full milk bottle disposed within the pan so that the pin will engage said housing bottom wall, and enter a notch in the bottom wall when the pan carrying the full milk bottle is at the inner end of the housing. Y V

' 5. In combination, a housing with open outer and inner ends, a turnable unit in said housing and having a partition adapted in one position to close the housing and also having portions at opposite sides ofsaid partition, 'erticallymovable supports on said portions and having detents, a stationary keeper complementary to said detents and arranged ad acent to the inner end of the housin and means for maintainin the su ports against downward movement save when one of the detents is in vertical coincidence with saidkeeper and is permitted to move downwardly into the same.

6. In combination, a housing with open outer and inner ends, a turnable unitin the housing and having a partitionadapted in one pos1t1on to close the housing, a vertlcally I movable support connected with and turnable with said partition, and also movable vertically and having a detent, a stationary keeper complementary to said 'detent and arranged adjacent to one end of the housing, 

